John Franklin

Birth Name: John Paul Salapatek

Place of Birth: Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 16, 1959

Ethnicity: Polish

John Franklin is an American actor, writer, and teacher. He is known for playing child preacher Isaac in the films Children of the Corn (1984) and Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return, the latter of which he also co-wrote. He has also appeared in the films Andy Colby’s Incredible Adventure, The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values, as Cousin Itt; Tammy and the T-Rex, Python (2000), and Hell’s Kitty; and in the made-for-tv movies Tower of Terror (1997) and The Christmas Secret. He is 5′0″.

His grandparents were all Polish immigrants. John had a growth hormone deficiency as a child. He was married to David White, until David’s death.

John’s paternal grandfather was named John Salapatek.

John’s paternal grandmother was named Helen.

John’s maternal grandfather was named Vincent Sulka.

John’s maternal grandmother was named Mary.

Sources: John’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

John’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org